THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.,, MAY 20, TURK ISH ARTILLERY DRILL interest in some time figure of and for : tl $4 S i | Lhe He Turkey now to come essor to Sultan Abdul Hamid, Moham- med V., who as heir to the throne was known as Mohammed Rechad Effendl, Mohan . 18 the thirty-fifth sov- erelgn of I'urkey In ile descent of the house of Osman, the founder of the empire, and the twenty-ninth sultan since the conquest ‘onstantinople, In his message to the world deliv. ered to newsp ndents at the Dolmabagtsche palace he sald: “During my seclusion of thirty-three years my er es have slandered me. They | that I was a madman bordering on {lity and shut me up for years t Al 3 80 willed ft that now in his merciful bounty he has be ny d¢ “I be dellveran would tire worl kind ever these walls “Say em that ave ever been the conv an nt supporter of the cause of enlightenment, liberty and progr the help of Allah, the most high, I shall follow unswerv- ingly the path of duty, seeking to act justly and honorably to all men, be they glaours or true believers.” The new sultan, who is sixty-five years « A eal of a contrast as to character, disposition and ap- pearance Is and half brother, ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid. He is des propor OI'TeSIN I'l } o the en- first of its within J RE (€7 i UNDERWOOD AND AI OOD. NY. YHE XEW » AMMED ¥ AM AND THR 0 yked nid. His and beard manners are very d he Is exceed generol 11 I. He is not at sincerely re unusually well on great admirer ational % Ww Is liglous. He plays the plano, and he n of classical musi Like the deposed sultan, the new ruler of Turkey Is a good draftsman, and he sketches well He han two wives and several children, three of whom are boys. [is wives are both highly educated and are the daugh ters of distinguished pashas. They dress at home In the French fashion and have been allowed many Hberties not usually given the ladies of a Turk. ish harem The deposition of Abdul Hamid brought Into notice a very peculiar and important personage in the Otto man empire, the Bhelk-ul-Islam, chief of the uleman, head of the Moham mwedan hierarchy and supreme Judge on religious questions, Before the un- popular Abdul Hamid could be un. mented It was necessary to persuade Ais high ecclesiastical functionary of he wisdom of the proceeding, so that | he might issue a decree in the regu. dar form and in accordance with Mo | the famous Constantine pillar and the hammedan tenets authorizing the de. thronement The Shefk-ullslam is a somewhat mystprious personage, who 1s regarded with much veneration and is supposed to possess special sanctity, | of the r It was he who ad: of allegiance to the sultan One of the most striking and pletar esque of the many new figures that have come to the front since the lime Hght was focused on the Ottoman em- pire 1s Enver Bey, hero of the Third army corps, ns he has been called. He and Major Niazl Bey were the brains vlonik! last July ninistered the oath constitution to the new ENXVER BET. which gave Turkey the constitution which has now been re-established He is a graduate of the Pancaldl Staff ool 3 3 y Cor and has the Const! nver Bey gineine hymi broke put ir arms out and embracing and kissing hin Tears rolled down the cheeks of one gray haired man wear ing a white knitted cap. He was one of the volunteers of all ages, races and ditions who offered themse Bey they cris ranks. They « ting the ywded about him Ives for ghting around thus Hdiz Klosk been cared for Is located nefiy GENERAL AOHEFERT PANKA AND THR VICINITY OF THE STAMBMOUL DARRACKA serpbutine column from the Temple of Delphl. Another conspicuous feature of the landscape is the beautiful obe Hisk of the Emperor Theodosius, |] her, but she | empty de Journal. Patti Wanted Her Money. One of Adelina was that she never sang a note unti she had her salary either pald or se fully assured that there was no doubt as to her getting it When she sang at the Academy of Music, In New York, at one time the manager was put about to find money to pay always stoutly refused ging until she had ber salary. One night at a quarter past 8 her representative went to him and sald “Madam is all dressed except he shoes She will put those on she gets the money.” The manager, half distracted, rushed about the bouse and succeeded in rails ing one-half the an donna, which he hastily sent But another quarter of an audience sh sorely unt due the N igh the impat + there was at the manager “My dear ma goon? 1 have ey, and the rest i the end of tips of have on wou Is to Smile hosts ‘ A smile is | J f vacuum If It i= a broad smi however, it defeats its purpose, If your newly upon your holding the baby, grab the infant rimily r the back of the ne and si ! i Modest Dan Hayes f warrant Thin t le Brigh I 0 i is Ihis pauper sass that there is nan d shir who gx out with her husband “Well. what of It I think she conld easily do It If he Is as thin as you are I bave often thought of using you te peel potatoes with' The thin with = »igh squeak of Answers wi in Devor and cl ew wd man laid down that his paper ded like the whistle London sO immediate Results, Hinnesy Jamie, phwat's thot noise? James~"Tis little Paddy Mul lgan pokin' a shtick into th' ribs o Casey's goat, Mrs. Hinnesy Ah, he's shtopped now! James—No, mother; he's goin’ yet. 1 think he won't shtop till he strikes th’ house. Exchange Mrs A Little Slow. “How's collections at your church, Brudder Bhinn?" “Well, we ain't nebber had to stop in de middie ob a collection to go an' box.” « Louisville Courier A Grateful Man. “Whenever 1 look at my wife,” i Patti's pecullarities ! married friends indisy! 1909, He Obeyed. Murat Halstead, the great journalist of war times, went to General William I. Bherman's headquarters once for the “latest from the front.” Hal stead was armed with many fine intro. ductory letters, but decided to rely mainly on him by Thomas Ewing, Sherman's brother-in-law, He found the general and presented Ewing's letter. The general opened fit SOME Ww hs it impatiently, read a few lines, folded it and sald: pea,» from Ev desire to have ‘all the lates news one given and you t news,’ the ‘next probable move’ of our army, eh’! Well, t fn train leaving this town for Cinelnns o'clock. Here, take this ticket a1 over there and g your dinn then Fi on ti train.” neral Bhermar ving, here’ Or mar panese Delicacles. with ular h lives ught oney made ry of a The middie a collision, likely (6 De ing objects hicles ps is safer than the ends In and the right side Is not “side swiped™ by project Any ve or s tralnse A Remarkable “SELZ” MAKE The Shoe! WE SELL THEM Selz instructed + 1 that noth ig but the very into Sele Shoes; to teil yo material that they do not, best of in or | PROPOSALS LEGAL ADVE RTISEME EX UTRIX NOT ! | ENTS | Farm For Sale 7.29° ing Farms in 14 States », Brot ew Monthly Bulletin of Beal ly Hostrated, mailed free; we ga E A STROUT CO, Book C1 Largest Farm Dealers, Land Title Bldg... Phils W. H. 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